and the seed of fruits are more exhaustive than was formerly sup- 

 posed. Besides, the tree has to grow and mature a large amount 

 Fruit Trees of new wood each year. It therefore pays to manure orchards 

 Need Plant generously with a well-balanced fertiHzer. For fruit trees, 

 Food as do g^^j^ g^g apples, pears, peaches, and plums apply early in the 

 oe rops gpj-jjjg g^^ ^j^g j.g^g or 5 to 25 lbs. to each tree, according to size, 

 broadcast around the trees, extending out as far as the branches 

 reach. If possible, cultivate it deeply into the soil. If grass 

 is growing under and between the trees, an additional quantity 

 should be applied to supply what the grass will necessarily 

 absorb. Apply about 5 lbs. to trees that are three or four 

 inches in diameter, increasing the quantity up to 25 lbs. for 

 trees that are ten, fifteen and twenty years from setting. For 

 shade trees apply in the same manner as for fruit trees. For 

 hardy shrubs, apply from one pint to a quart to each shrub, 

 or at the rate of 10 lbs. to 200 square feet of border, worked 

 into the soil evenly and thoroughly. 



Lawns, Flower Beds and Kitchen Gardens 



Flower 

 Beds 



Kitchen 

 Gardens 



As fertilizers are free from weed seeds, there is nothing so 

 good for seeding down a lawn or for top-dressing a lawn as a 

 well-made, well-balanced fertilizer. In preparing a new lawn, 

 apply from 1,000 to 1,500 lbs. per acre sown broadcast and 

 cultivated into the soil, before the seed is sown. For top dress- 

 ing an old lawn, apply from 400 to 800 lbs. per acre broadcast. 

 To get it on evenly, it is advisable to apply one-half walking 

 north and south and the remainder east and west. For flower 

 beds, apply it at the rate of about 10 lbs. to 400 square feet, 

 mix thoroughly with the soil, or cultivate it carefully around 

 the plants, care being taken not to get it in contact with the 

 leaves or young roots. 



There is nothing equal to a well-balanced, complete com- 

 mercial manure for a kitchen garden. It produces the quick, 

 tender, juicy growth which is desirable in garden vegetables; 

 but a kitchen garden should contain sufficient humus to retain 

 moisture and promote that fine tilth so desirable in a garden. 

 For that reason stable manure should be applied once in three 

 or four years, although it will add weed seeds to the garden, 

 which is avoided in the use of fertilizers. We recommend for 

 kitchen gardens an application at the rate of one ton to the acre 



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